Statute of Limitations Ends Inquiry Into Senator's Comp Claim

The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said it ended an inquiry into a state senator who allegedly did not disclose that he was working while collecting workers’ compensation benefits, saying that even if it found evidence of wrongdoing, the statute of limitations would prohibit prosecution. The Connecticut Insider and other publications in June reported that Sen. Paul Cicarella, R-North Haven, allegedly received $123,000 in work comp benefits between 2008 and 2013 for injuries he sustained working as a state correctional officer. The publication reported that Cicarella during...